Didn't he write some pieces for Harmonium, too?<g> ... From: Harry Searing Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 9:18 PM PS: Any luck with your Berlioz/Saxophone quest?...
I received this on a double reed list I'm on, but since this seems to be a topic of conversation on many instrument lists, I hope I'm not too out of line by...
Hi, My ISP has changed ownership from AT&T to "Comcast". Sorry for the inconvenience. Ciao for now, Ken [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
kwagster
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Jul 2, 2003 4:39 am
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Hi Richard, I can't say for sure, but the only problem with this I see is that such an article is likely to be slanted in favor of the business traveler...
Dear List, I have a few stories. One I find quite amusing and one quite sad. Our orchestra (Melbourne Symphony Aust) recently travelled to St Petersburg in...
Howdy Belinda, How did the pad adhesive hold up to the temps., (and where did Ian go!)? Good luck with the gig! Best Regards, Guy Mallery (stockton, ca, usa) ...
Howdy Guy, Some pads that I thought were stuck well came off.... and one that I had intended to replace now needs no attention! I am not sure what the...
... This is actually a great CD, full of turn-of-the-century brass works on period instruments. There is no contrabassoon, however: he used a contrabasse a...
Hi Group. I have been working on making my own bassoon reeds (mostly baroque bassoon). I and am having a problem with Reiger cane that has been profiled with a...
atljonchance2@...
Jul 15, 2003 3:34 pm
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Hello Tim, I'd have to point out that Don Christlieb made 10,000 pieces of bassoon cane a year with a 5/1000" tip profile..That's Thin! If it's any help, I...
I always lightly score the fold line on the profiled side of the cane with the edge of a triangular file before folding it over a knife blade. Also, I make...
David Bruner
david.bruner@...
Jul 15, 2003 7:08 pm
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... Heckelphone is NOT an easy double. I find the 36 voll cons Hps to be inferior in tone and despite the advbantages of the linkages for F#-G# and C#-D#, the...
Robert Howe
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Jul 16, 2003 1:24 am
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Hey Tim: I use the Rieger profiles and have never split one to date. No offense, but better check basics: soak overnight, or at least until it sinks....
Roger SOREN
chinsoft@...
Jul 16, 2003 2:03 am
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... From: Roger SOREN ... (Gee...Never seen an aluminum baroque bassoon shaper. <g>)...
... Roger, I usually soak for about 2-3 days or like you said, until the cane sinks. This is baroque profiled cane (it is as long as contra cane but not as...
atljonchance2@...
Jul 16, 2003 1:56 pm
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... The only shapers I know for baroque bassoons come form Reiger (B1-B3), Leslie Ross or Keith Loraine. I usually purchase my baroque reeds from Keith but at ...
atljonchance2@...
Jul 16, 2003 2:01 pm
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http://www.medir.org/visita%20grallers/grallers20.jpg I should take this picture to a tool-rental place. I wonder if corn shuckers would work (?!)......
At the 2002 IDRS Convention in Banff, I played the Heckelphone that Heckel had there for a considerable amount of time. (I should have been at my own exhibit...
... Mine is 5011 and have no problems with the pinky clusters just the IV key. Tim [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
atljonchance2@...
Jul 17, 2003 10:26 am
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hey everyone! Im looking for new ideas for high F# fingerings for contra. i think I have tried just about everything and still get a flat and 'woofy' sounding...
... Belinda, Here are the fingerings that I have and the sources they came from: Fox fingering Chart that came w/ my Fox Contra made in 2001. F#: o x x (low Eb...
atljonchance2@...
Jul 17, 2003 1:33 pm
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... This is an interesting machine -but surely it wouldn't be *too* difficult to reproduce? I assume that it's simply a pre-gouger, in which case it would only...
... I have tried just about everything and still get a flat and 'woofy' sounding note. maybe there is something else out there...... ... Have you tried top...
Hello David, I'm sure it has a proper name.(!) This one was in Spain, but I know Rico and Glotin both have similar contraptions in Provence. No blades, the...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contrabassoon/files/tartiniana.JPG (L. Dallapiccola, the Bernstein recording re-release is still in print...) NB - pictures of...
... My Heckelphone is 5011. Peter Hurd told me that mine (5011) was on display at Banff and he played it a considerable amount and liked it. If you played a ...
atljonchance2@...
Jul 19, 2003 7:43 pm
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the contrabassoon group. File :...
